\{Then God would know\}\par if I walked off the the right path,\par if my eyes led my heart to do evil,\par or if my hands are dirty with sin,\par
Isaiah 33:15 - Easy To Read Version Good, honest people that refuse to hurt others for money—\{they will live through that fire\}. Those people refuse to take bribes. They refuse to listen to plans to murder other people. They refuse to look at plans for doing bad things. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly, who despises gain from fraud and from oppression, who shakes his hand free from the taking of bribes, who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed and shuts his eyes to avoid looking upon evil. American Standard Version (1901) He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from taking a bribe, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from looking upon evil: Common English Bible The one who walks righteously and speaks truthfully, who rejects profit from extortion, who waves away a bribe instead of grabbing it, who won’t listen to bloody plots, and who won’t contemplate doing something evil. Catholic Public Domain Version The one who walks in justice and speaks the truth, who casts out avarice with oppression and shakes all bribes from his hands, who blocks his ears so that he may not listen to blood, and closes his eyes so that he may not see evil. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He that walketh in justices and speaketh truth, that casteth away avarice by oppression and shaketh his hands from all bribes, that stoppeth his ears lest he hear blood and shutteth his eyes that he may see no evil. |
\{Then God would know\}\par if I walked off the the right path,\par if my eyes led my heart to do evil,\par or if my hands are dirty with sin,\par
People who obey God’s commands are happy.\par Those people do good things all the time.\par
Lord, don’t let me look at worthless things.\par Help me live your way.\par
If that person gives money to someone,\par he will not charge interest on that loan.\par And that person will not take money\par to do bad things to innocent people.\par If a person lives like that good man,\par then he will always be near God. {\cf2\super [82]} \par
My son, some people love to do bad things—and those people will try to make you do bad things too. Don’t listen to them!
My son, don’t follow those people. Don’t even take the first step along that path.
A good, honest person is safe. But a crooked person who cheats will be caught.
If a person cheats to get things, then he will bring trouble to his family. But if a person is honest, then he will have no trouble.
“I will tell you the kind of special day I want—a day to make people free. I want a day that you take the burdens off people. I want a day when you make the troubled people free. I want a day when you take the burdens from their shoulders.
If you do these things, your light will begin shining like the light of dawn. Then your wounds will heal. Your “Goodness” (God) will walk in front of you, and the Glory of the Lord {\cf2\super [446]} will come following behind you.
“\{God said,\} ‘Now look! I will slam my hand down and stop you! I will punish you for cheating and killing people.
Levi taught the true teachings. Levi didn’t teach lies! Levi was honest and he loved peace. Levi followed me and saved many people from being punished for the bad things they did.
So Moses became very angry. He said to the Lord, “I never did anything wrong to these people. I never took anything from them—not even a donkey! Lord, don’t accept their gifts!”
Judas said, “I will give you Jesus. What will you pay me for doing this?” The priests gave Judas 30 silver coins.
Zechariah and Elizabeth were truly good people before God. They did everything the Lord (God) commanded and told people to do. They were without fault.
Zacchaeus said to the Lord (Jesus), “I want to do good. I will give half of my money to the poor. If I have cheated any person, I will pay that person back four times more!”
Some people live for God’s glory, for honor, and for life that cannot be destroyed. Those people live for those things by always continuing to do good. God will give life forever to those people.
You must always be fair. You must not favor some people over other people. You must not take money to change your mind in judgment. Money blinds the eyes of wise people and changes what a good person will say.
People worked in your fields, but you did not pay them. Those people are crying out against you. Those people harvested your crops. Now the Lord (God) of heaven’s armies {\cf2\super [24]} has heard the things they are shouting.
Dear children, don’t let any person lead you into the wrong way. Christ is righteous (good). To be good like Christ, a person must do what is right (good).
Here I am. If I have done anything wrong, you must tell those things to the Lord and his chosen king. Did I steal anyone’s cow or donkey? Did I hurt or cheat anyone? Did I ever take money, or even a pair of shoes, to do something wrong? If I did any of these things, then I will make it right.”